Balikun Jerboa vs Elephant Palm

Allactaga balikunica compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balikun Jerboa	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dipodidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Borassus
Species	Allactaga balikunica	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Balikun Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balikun Jerboa	Elephant Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balikun Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.