Four-toed Jerboa vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Dipodidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Allactaga	Pygeretmus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Pygeretmus platyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dipodidae.

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.