Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Winter Polypore

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Lentinus
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Winter Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.