Autumn Crocus vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Colchicum autumnale compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Liliales (ユリ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Colchicaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Colchicum	Pygeretmus
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.