Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs simple bog sedge

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Carex simpliciuscula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	simple bog sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Carex
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Carex simpliciuscula

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

simple bog sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	simple bog sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

simple bog sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.