Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Tropical ticktrefoil

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Desmodium cajanifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Tropical ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dipodidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Desmodium
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Desmodium cajanifolium

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Tropical ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Tropical ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical ticktrefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and United States.