Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Alticola
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Alticola semicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.