vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Hemiselmis anomala compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Allactaga
Species	Hemiselmis anomala	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.