Guyanese arrowhead vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Sagittaria guayanensis compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyanese arrowhead	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	Alismataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Dipodomys
Species	Sagittaria guayanensis	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.