Ebony Cup vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Cup	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Pseudoplectania	Pygeretmus
Species	Pseudoplectania nigrella	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Cup	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.