Four-toed Jerboa vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Cyperus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.