Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Slippery Jack

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Suillus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).