Arizona Cotton Rat vs Elegant Water Shrew

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Nectogale
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arizona Cotton Rat

The Arizona Cotton Rat, Sigmodon arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.