Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Lysinibacillus macroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bacillales_A
Family	Dipodidae	Planococcaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Lysinibacillus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Lysinibacillus macroides

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Lysinibacillus macroides is a Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium in the family Planococcaceae, characterized by relatively large rod-shaped cells among members of its genus. It is aerobic to facultatively anaerobic and is found in soils, water, and decaying organic matter. Like other Lysinibacillus species, it is distinguished from Bacillus by its Lys-Ala cell wall peptidoglycan structure.