Four-toed Jerboa vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Dipodidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Heteranthera
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.