Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Mountain Waxcap

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Hygrocybe
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.