Ascending Cotoneaster vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Dipodidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Pygeretmus
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.