Four-toed Jerboa vs Red-crested Cotinga

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Ampelion rubrocristatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Red-crested Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Red-crested Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dipodidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Allactaga	Ampelion
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Ampelion rubrocristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Red-crested Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Red-crested Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Red-crested Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-crested Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Red-crested Cotinga

Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.