Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Nut Disco

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Nut Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Helotiaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Nut Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.