Desert Rat-kangaroo vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Potoroidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Dorocordulia
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Rat-kangaroo and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.