Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Midday Jird

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pygeretmus	Meriones
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.