Chinese Palm vs Fat-tailed Jird

Yucca decipiens compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Palm	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asparagaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Yucca	Pachyuromys
Species	Yucca decipiens	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Chinese Palm

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Palm

The Chinese Palm (Yucca decipiens) is a species in the genus Yucca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.