Foxtail flatsedge vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cyperus alopecuroides compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail flatsedge	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cyperus	Pygeretmus
Species	Cyperus alopecuroides	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail flatsedge	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.