Four-toed Jerboa vs Teosinte

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Zea luxurians

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Teosinte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Teosinte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Allactaga	Zea
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Zea luxurians

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Teosinte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Teosinte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teosinte

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.