Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Siberian polypody

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Polypodium
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Siberian polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.