Beaked Earthstar vs Gobi Jerboa

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geastraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Geastrum	Allactaga
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Gobi Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gobi Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.