Alectryon vs Four-toed Jerboa

Alectryon tropicus compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Alectryon	Allactaga
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.