Floating Bur-Reed vs Hotson s Jerboa

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Allactaga hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Hotson s Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Sparganium	Allactaga
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Allactaga hotsoni

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Hotson s Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.