Four-dotted Alpine vs Mongolian gerbil

Erebia dabanensis compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-dotted Alpine	Mongolian gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Erebia	Meriones
Species	Erebia dabanensis	Meriones unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-dotted Alpine and Mongolian gerbil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-dotted Alpine	Mongolian gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).