Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa vs

Allactaga sibirica compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Dipodidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Nitzschia
Species	Allactaga sibirica	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.