Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa vs Onion Earthball

Allactaga sibirica compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Allactaga	Scleroderma
Species	Allactaga sibirica	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).