Chaco Potato vs Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

Solanum chacoense compared with Eremodipus lichtensteini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaco Potato	Lichtenstein’s Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Solanaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Solanum	Eremodipus
Species	Solanum chacoense	Eremodipus lichtensteini

Conservation Status

Chaco Potato

LC — Least Concern

Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaco Potato	Lichtenstein’s Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaco Potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and France.

Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chaco Potato

The Chaco Potato (Solanum chacoense) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.