Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Guinea pig

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Guinea pig
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Rodentia (قوارض)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Dipodidae	Caviidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cavia
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Cavia porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa and Guinea pig share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (قوارض)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).