Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Melanogaster
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.