Four-toed Jerboa vs Short-tailed Emerald

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Chlorostilbon poortmani

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Short-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Short-tailed 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	Chlorostilbon
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Chlorostilbon poortmani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Short-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Short-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.