Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Nymphoides	Dipodomys
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Dipodomys merriami

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.