false pepperwort vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Marsilea crenata compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank false pepperwort Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Salviniales (Salviniales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Marsileaceae Heteromyidae
Genus Marsilea Dipodomys
Species Marsilea crenata Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute false pepperwort Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

No description available.

Ord's kangaroo rat

No description available.

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