Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs willow-weed

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Persicaria
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.