Field Foxtail vs Gobi Jerboa

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dipodidae
Genus	Alopecurus	Allactaga
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Gobi Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).