oseille sauvage vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Rumex acetosa compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	oseille sauvage	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Rumex	Pygeretmus
Species	Rumex acetosa	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

oseille sauvage

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	oseille sauvage	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

oseille sauvage

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).