Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Dorocordulia libera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dipodidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Dorocordulia
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.