Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Gambia-pea

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Gambia-pea
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	Crotalaria
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).