Bur-daisy vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Calotis cuneifolia compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Bur-daisy is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bur-daisy	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Calotis	Dipodomys
Species	Calotis cuneifolia	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Bur-daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bur-daisy	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bur-daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bur-daisy

The Bur-daisy (Calotis cuneifolia) is a species in the genus Calotis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.