Arizona Cotton Rat vs Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Sigmodon ochrognathus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Sigmodon	Sigmodon
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Sigmodon ochrognathus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sigmodon.

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat

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.