Ord's kangaroo rat vs Swamp Spreadwing

Dipodomys ordii compared with Lestes vigilax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ord's kangaroo rat Swamp Spreadwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Heteromyidae Lestidae
Genus Dipodomys Lestes
Species Dipodomys ordii Lestes vigilax

Evolutionary Relationship

Ord's kangaroo rat and Swamp Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ord's kangaroo rat Swamp Spreadwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Ord's kangaroo rat

No description available.

Swamp Spreadwing

No description available.

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