Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Keeled wormseed

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Dysphania
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).