calopo vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Calopogonium mucunoides compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank calopo Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Dipodidae
Genus Calopogonium Pygeretmus
Species Calopogonium mucunoides Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

calopo

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute calopo Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

calopo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

calopo

The Calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides) is a species in the genus Calopogonium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

No description available.

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