Four-toed Jerboa vs Norway lemming

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Norway lemming
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Allactaga	Lemmus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.