Arizona Woodrat vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Neotoma devia compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Neotoma	Brachyuromys
Species	Neotoma devia	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arizona Woodrat

The Arizona Woodrat, Neotoma devia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.