mergulhão-de-atitlán vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Podilymbus gigas compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• mergulhão-de-atitlán is Extinct while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Podicipedidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Podilymbus	Dipodomys
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-de-atitlán and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-atitlán

EX — Extinct

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-de-atitlán

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mergulhão-de-atitlán

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.