Hotson s Jerboa vs Pavement ant

Allactaga hotsoni compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson s Jerboa	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dipodidae	Formicidae
Genus	Allactaga	Tetramorium
Species	Allactaga hotsoni	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson s Jerboa and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson s Jerboa	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).