Bobrinski’s Jerboa vs Mountain Ricegrass

Allactodipus bobrinskii compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Allactodipus	Piptatheropsis
Species	Allactodipus bobrinskii	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.