Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Red Banded Webcap

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Cortinarius armillatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Red Banded Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cortinarius
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Cortinarius armillatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Red Banded Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Red Banded Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Banded Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).