Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs mountain paca

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cuniculus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.