Arrocillo vs Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Salpingotus kozlovi

Key Differences

• Arrocillo is Not Evaluated while Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrocillo	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dipodidae
Genus	Paspalum	Salpingotus
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Salpingotus kozlovi

Conservation Status

Arrocillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrocillo	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrocillo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrocillo

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.