Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa vs Sickle Medick

Salpingotus kozlovi compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa	Sickle Medick
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	Medicago
Species	Salpingotus kozlovi	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).