Arizona Cotton Rat vs Fat-tailed Jird

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sigmodon	Pachyuromys
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (설치류)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.