Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Formosan koa

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Acacia confusa

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).