Four-toed Jerboa vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Dipodidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Allactaga	Perognathus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.