Four-toed Jerboa vs North American porcupine

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	North American porcupine
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	Dipodidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Allactaga	Erethizon
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.