Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa vs Mesquite

Salpingotus kozlovi compared with Prosopis pallida

Key Differences

• Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa is Least Concern while Mesquite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa	Mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dipodidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Salpingotus	Prosopis
Species	Salpingotus kozlovi	Prosopis pallida

Conservation Status

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mesquite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa	Mesquite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mesquite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).