Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Ungava collared lemming

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Ungava collared lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Dicrostonyx
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and Ungava collared lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Ungava collared lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Ungava collared lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ungava collared lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.