chilte vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Pygeretmus
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.