Four-toed Jerboa vs nard sedge

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Carex nardina

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while nard sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	nard sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Carex
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Carex nardina

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

nard sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	nard sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nard sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.