Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Short-faced Thomasomys

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Thomasomys baeops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Short-faced Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Thomasomys
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Thomasomys baeops

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and Short-faced Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Short-faced Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Short-faced Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-faced Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.