Bastard Catclaw vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Microgramma	Pygeretmus
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.