Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Wormseed

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Dysphania
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).