Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Malayan-sword

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Aglaonema simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dipodidae	Araceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Aglaonema
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.