Balikun Jerboa vs Red-knotgrass

Allactaga balikunica compared with Polygonum patulum

Key Differences

• Balikun Jerboa is Least Concern while Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balikun Jerboa	Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Polygonum
Species	Allactaga balikunica	Polygonum patulum

Conservation Status

Balikun Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balikun Jerboa	Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balikun Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.