Four-toed Jerboa vs Shingled Hedgehog

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Allactaga	Sarcodon
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Shingled Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.