Blunt Spikerush vs Great Jerboa

Eleocharis obtusa compared with Allactaga major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Spikerush	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Allactaga
Species	Eleocharis obtusa	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Blunt Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Spikerush	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Italy, Portugal, and United States.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Blunt Spikerush

The Blunt Spikerush (Eleocharis obtusa) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.