Four-toed Jerboa vs White Star Apple

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dipodidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Gambeya
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.