Arrowhead Rattlebox vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Crotalaria sagittalis compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Crotalaria	Gerbillus
Species	Crotalaria sagittalis	Gerbillus gerbillus

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowhead Rattlebox

The Arrowhead Rattlebox, Crotalaria sagittalis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.