Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Western Gorse

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Western Gorse
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	Ulex
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).