Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs polar willow

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Salix polaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	polar willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Salix
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Salix polaris

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

polar willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

polar willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.