Four-toed Jerboa vs Northern Dart

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Xestia alpicola

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Northern Dart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Northern Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dipodidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Allactaga	Xestia
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Xestia alpicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Northern Dart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Dart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Northern Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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