Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Dipodidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Hypoxylon
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.