Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs lemming d'Ungava

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	lemming d'Ungava
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Dicrostonyx
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa and lemming d'Ungava share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

lemming d'Ungava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	lemming d'Ungava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemming d'Ungava

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.