Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs mescal agave

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	mescal agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dipodidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Agave
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mescal agave

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).