Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Pitch canker

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Fusarium
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.