Ord's kangaroo rat vs tayuya

Dipodomys ordii compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Dipodomys	Cayaponia
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.