Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Sphingobium scionense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Dipodidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Sphingobium
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Sphingobium scionense

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium scionense is a Gram-negative, aerobic rod first isolated in the Scion research environment in New Zealand. It inhabits forest soils and plant-associated substrates of Oceania. This chemoheterotroph degrades complex aromatic and aliphatic organic compounds in temperate forest soil environments.