Felt Saddle vs Four-toed Jerboa

Helvella macropus compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Felt Saddle is Vulnerable while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felt Saddle	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Helvellaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Helvella	Allactaga
Species	Helvella macropus	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felt Saddle	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.