Ord's kangaroo rat vs Slash pine

Dipodomys ordii compared with Pinus elliottii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ord's kangaroo rat Slash pine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family Heteromyidae Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus Dipodomys Pinus (Pines)
Species Dipodomys ordii Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ord's kangaroo rat Slash pine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Ord's kangaroo rat

No description available.

Slash pine

No description available.

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