Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs fringed-sage

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Artemisia frigida

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while fringed-sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	fringed-sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygeretmus	Artemisia
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Artemisia frigida

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

fringed-sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fringed-sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.