Devil'S Shoestring vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Polygonum erectum compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Polygonum	Dipodomys
Species	Polygonum erectum	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.