Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa vs Ruddy Dandelion

Salpingotus kozlovi compared with Taraxacum rubicundum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa	Ruddy Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Salpingotus	Taraxacum
Species	Salpingotus kozlovi	Taraxacum rubicundum

Conservation Status

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Ruddy Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruddy Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.