American Redstart vs Four-toed Jerboa

Setophaga ruticilla compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• American Redstart is Least Concern while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Redstart	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parulidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Setophaga	Allactaga
Species	Setophaga ruticilla	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

American Redstart and Four-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Redstart	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Redstart

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Redstart

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.