Arizona Cotton Rat vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Brachyuromys
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed 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.