Four-toed Jerboa vs Least Moonwort

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Botrychium simplex

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Least Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Least Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dipodidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Botrychium
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Botrychium simplex

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Least Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Least Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.