Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Fat-tailed Jird

Cerastium arcticum compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cerastium	Pachyuromys
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.