Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs White Pine Blister Rust

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Cronartium ribicola

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while White Pine Blister Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	White Pine Blister Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Dipodidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cronartium
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Cronartium ribicola

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

White Pine Blister Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	White Pine Blister Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Pine Blister Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).