Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Melanoleuca cognata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Dipodidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Melanoleuca
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Melanoleuca cognata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Melanoleuca cognata is a medium-sized, brownish mushroom with a buff to ochre-brown cap, crowded pale gills, and a somewhat fibrous stipe. It grows on humus-rich soils in temperate deciduous and mixed forests across Europe and North America. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes leaf litter and buried woody material in woodland soils.