Murray Plum vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Prunus murrayana compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Murray Plum is Critically Endangered while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray Plum	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Dipodomys
Species	Prunus murrayana	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.