Ord's kangaroo rat vs Sallow Button

Dipodomys ordii compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Dipodomys	Acleris
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.