Ord's kangaroo rat vs Sapele

Dipodomys ordii compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Dipodomys	Entandrophragma
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.