Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa vs Red Beard Lichen

Allactaga sibirica compared with Usnea rubicunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa	Red Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Usnea
Species	Allactaga sibirica	Usnea rubicunda

Conservation Status

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Red Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).