Arizona Cotton Rat vs North American porcupine

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Erethizon
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.