elegant spike-rush vs Great Jerboa

Eleocharis elegans compared with Allactaga major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	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 elegans	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.