Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Splitpea Shanklet

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Collybia cookei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Collybia
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Splitpea Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.