Four-toed Jerboa vs Tome's spiny rat

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Allactaga	Proechimys
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.