Four-toed Jerboa vs Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Chionomesa lactea

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Sapphire-spangled Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dipodidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Allactaga	Chionomesa
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Chionomesa lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Sapphire-spangled Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.