African Walnut vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lovoa	Pygeretmus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.