Arizona cotton rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Arizona cotton rat Sigmodon arizonae Least concern

Where the Arizona cotton rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 137 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Sigmodon arizonae
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Arizona cotton rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Arizona cotton rat in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Arizona cotton rat endangered?

The Arizona cotton rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Arizona cotton rat?

The Arizona cotton rat (Sigmodon arizonae) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Sigmodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Arizona cotton rat

The Arizona cotton rat or Colorado River cotton rat (Sigmodon arizonae) is a rat in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Arizona cotton rat (revision 1314479748), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770032 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).