Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Urchin Earthfan

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Thelephora
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.