vs Gobi Jerboa

Frustulia rhomboides compared with Allactaga bullata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Gobi Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Naviculales (Naviculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amphipleuraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Frustulia	Allactaga
Species	Frustulia rhomboides	Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gobi Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gobi Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.