Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Pennsylvania everlasting

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Pennsylvania everlasting is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Pennsylvania everlasting
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygeretmus	Gamochaeta
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pennsylvania everlasting

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Israel, Nepal, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).