Forest Lamb vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Mongolian Five-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 sibirica

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Mongolian Five-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.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.