vs Fat-tailed Jird

Chaenotheca phaeocephala compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Coniocybomycetes (Coniocybomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coniocybales (Coniocybales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coniocybaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chaenotheca	Pachyuromys
Species	Chaenotheca phaeocephala	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Chaenotheca phaeocephala (Chaenotheca phaeocephala) is a species in the genus Chaenotheca. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.