Forest Lamb vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Pygeretmus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.