chilte vs Fat-tailed Jird

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Pachyuromys
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.