Bobrinski’s Jerboa vs Foxtail

Allactodipus bobrinskii compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Allactodipus	Amaranthus
Species	Allactodipus bobrinskii	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.