Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Lagos-rubber

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dipodidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Funtumia
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.