Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Ray

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Psammobatis rudis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dipodidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Psammobatis
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Psammobatis rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Chile.