Balikun Jerboa vs Corn spurry

Allactaga balikunica compared with Spergula arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balikun Jerboa Corn spurry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Dipodidae Caryophyllaceae
Genus Allactaga Spergula
Species Allactaga balikunica Spergula arvensis

Conservation Status

Balikun Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balikun Jerboa Corn spurry
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balikun Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Balikun Jerboa

The Balikun Jerboa (Allactaga balikunica) is a species in the genus Allactaga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Corn spurry

No description available.

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