Four-toed Jerboa vs Red melastome

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dipodidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Allactaga	Melastoma
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.