Minute duckweed vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Lemna minuta compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Minute duckweed	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	Araceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lemna	Dipodomys
Species	Lemna minuta	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.