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Stumble this page!Arizona cotton rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Sigmodon arizonae
The Arizona cotton rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Arizona cotton rat
A young / baby of a Arizona cotton rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Arizona cotton rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the Arizona cotton rat
ARIZONA The species, Sigmodon arizonae is found in central and southeastern Arizona, south of the Verde River valley and west of the Graham, Dos Cabezas, and Chiricahua mountains *03*. (Full text)
Ninety to ninety-five percent of all the places where Arizona cotton rats are known to occur (in the state? (Full text)
Sigmodon arizonae is probably similar to other species within the genus which feed chiefly on green vegetation, but also consume some insects. (Full text)
The Arizona cotton rat is a thick-bodied rodent of medium length, with a thinly-furred tail and small ears and eyes. (Full text)
The Arizona Cotton Rat is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)