Holywood vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Guaiacum sanctum compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Holywood is Near Threatened while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Holywood	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Guaiacum	Dipodomys
Species	Guaiacum sanctum	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.