Crestless Fireback vs Fat-tailed Jird

Lophura erythrophthalma compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Crestless Fireback is Critically Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crestless Fireback	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phasianidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lophura	Pachyuromys
Species	Lophura erythrophthalma	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Crestless Fireback and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crestless Fireback

CR — Critically Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crestless Fireback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.