Four-toed Jerboa vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dipodidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Allactaga	Tlacuatzin
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Gray Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.