Forest Lamb vs Great Jerboa

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Great 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 major

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Great 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.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.