Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Nitschkia parasitans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coronophorales (Coronophorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Nitschkiaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Nitschkia
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Nitschkia parasitans

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.