Ord's kangaroo rat vs sweet tanglehead

Dipodomys ordii compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dipodomys	Heteropogon
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.