Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Tile Lichen

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Dipodidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Lecidea
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.