Four-toed Jerboa vs Shadowed Waxcap

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Allactaga	Hygrocybe
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.