Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Violet Smut

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Dipodidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Urocystis
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.