Ord's kangaroo rat vs Waterbush

Dipodomys ordii compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Dipodomys	Myoporum
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.