vs Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Allactodipus bobrinskii

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bobrinski’s Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Allactodipus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Allactodipus bobrinskii

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bobrinski’s Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.