Desert Rat-kangaroo vs fat duckweed

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Lemna gibba

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while fat duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo	fat duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Potoroidae	Araceae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Lemna
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).