Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Heteranthera dubia compared with Salpingotus kozlovi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Salpingotus
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Salpingotus kozlovi

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.