Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Low Cyperus

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Low Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.