Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Sandy Laccaria

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Laccaria
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.