Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs elegant spike-rush

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Eleocharis
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	elegant spike-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.