Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs short-stem iris

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Dipodidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Iris
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.