Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Yellow Dodder

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dipodidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cuscuta
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).