Asian Bittersweet vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Celastraceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Celastrus	Dipodomys
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.