Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Sooty Parasol

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Sooty Parasol is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Sooty Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pygeretmus	Macrolepiota
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Sooty Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.