Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Fern Palm

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Dipodidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cycas
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).