Curran’s Pitogo vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Cycas curranii compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cycas	Dipodomys
Species	Cycas curranii	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.