Four-toed Jerboa vs Ricefield Rat

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Rattus argentiventer

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Ricefield Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Ricefield Rat
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Allactaga	Rattus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Ricefield Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.