Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa vs Prickly Coontail

Salpingotus kozlovi compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Salpingotus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Salpingotus kozlovi	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.