Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs mousetail

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Myosurus apetalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	mousetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dipodidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Myosurus
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Myosurus apetalus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

mousetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mousetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.