ameixa-de-natal vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Carissa macrocarpa compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ameixa-de-natal	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Apocynaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carissa	Dipodomys
Species	Carissa macrocarpa	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

ameixa-de-natal

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ameixa-de-natal	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ameixa-de-natal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).