Ord's kangaroo rat vs Prickly Coontail

Dipodomys ordii compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Dipodomys	Ceratophyllum
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.