Ord's kangaroo rat vs Stinking willie

Dipodomys ordii compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ord's kangaroo rat Stinking willie
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Heteromyidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Dipodomys Jacobaea
Species Dipodomys ordii Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ord's kangaroo rat Stinking willie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Ord's kangaroo rat

No description available.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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