Duckweed vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Lemna aequinoctialis compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lemna	Dipodomys
Species	Lemna aequinoctialis	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.