Ord's kangaroo rat vs swamp fleabane

Dipodomys ordii compared with Erigeron elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	swamp fleabane
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	Erigeron
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Erigeron elatus

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

swamp fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.