Four-toed Jerboa vs Scuttle fly

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dipodidae	Phoridae
Genus	Allactaga	Megaselia
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).