Arizona Cotton Rat vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Pygeretmus
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Pygeretmus platyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.