vs Fat-tailed Jird

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Biddulphia	Pachyuromys
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.