crested arrowhead vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Sagittaria cristata compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank crested arrowhead Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Alismataceae Heteromyidae
Genus Sagittaria Dipodomys
Species Sagittaria cristata Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute crested arrowhead Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crested arrowhead

No description available.

Ord's kangaroo rat

No description available.

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