Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Rooting Polypore

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Polyporus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.