Bitter-Root vs Great Jerboa

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Apocynum	Allactaga
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.