Cape Box vs Four-toed Jerboa

Buxus macowanii compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Cape Box is Least Concern while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Box	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Buxaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Buxus	Allactaga
Species	Buxus macowanii	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Box	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Box

Habitat

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

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Box

The Cape Box (Buxus macowanii) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.