Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Thrift Rust

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Dipodidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Uromyces
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.