Desert Rat-kangaroo vs Elephant Jack

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Artocarpus tamaran

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while Elephant Jack is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Elephant Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Moraceae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Artocarpus
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Artocarpus tamaran

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Elephant Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Jack

Habitat

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