Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Ord's Kangaroo Rat	Rat kangourou d'Ord
2005	Ord's Kangaroo Rat	Rat kangourou d'Ord
2010	Ord's Kangaroo Rat	Rat kangourou d'Ord
2015	Ord's Kangaroo Rat
2020	Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Dipodomys ordii	Heteromyidae	Rodentia
2005	Dipodomys ordii	Heteromyidae	Rodentia
2010	Dipodomys ordii	Heteromyidae	Rodentia
2015	Dipodomys ordii	Heteromyidae	Rodentia
2020	Dipodomys ordii	Heteromyidae	Rodentia

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Imperiled
2005	Critically Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Critically Imperiled
2020	Imperiled	Reduced level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1
2020	Imperiled - N2

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present