hollowroot vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Corydalis cava compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• hollowroot is Near Threatened while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hollowroot	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Papaveraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Corydalis	Pygeretmus
Species	Corydalis cava	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.