Adder’S-Mouth vs Four-toed Jerboa

Malaxis bayardii compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orchidaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Malaxis	Allactaga
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.