Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Greenfoot Tooth

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Hydnellum glaucopus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Greenfoot Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Greenfoot Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Hydnellum
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Hydnellum glaucopus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Greenfoot Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Greenfoot Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenfoot Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.