Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Phoma blight

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Dipodidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Epicoccum
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.