Balikun Jerboa vs Downy Safflower

Allactaga balikunica compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Balikun Jerboa is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balikun Jerboa	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Allactaga	Carthamus
Species	Allactaga balikunica	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Balikun Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balikun Jerboa	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balikun Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.