Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Painted Suillus

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Suillus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.