Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Low Rough Aster

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Eurybia radula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Low Rough Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pygeretmus	Eurybia
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Eurybia radula

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Low Rough Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Rough Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.