Four-toed Jerboa vs Yellow Ground Squirrel

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Spermophilus fulvus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Yellow Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Yellow Ground Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Allactaga	Spermophilus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Spermophilus fulvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Yellow Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Yellow Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.