Mantled Baskettail vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Corduliidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Epitheca	Dipodomys
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.