Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa vs Scaly Stalkball

Allactaga sibirica compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Allactaga	Tulostoma
Species	Allactaga sibirica	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.