Ord's kangaroo rat vs

Dipodomys ordii compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Heteromyidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Dipodomys	Stephanoeca
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.