Bobrinski’s Jerboa vs East African Arvicanthis

Allactodipus bobrinskii compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Allactodipus	Arvicanthis
Species	Allactodipus bobrinskii	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bobrinski’s Jerboa and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.