Forest Lamb vs Four-toed Jerboa

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Allactaga
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.