Curled Dock vs Fat-tailed Jird

Rumex crispus compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Dock	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rumex	Pachyuromys
Species	Rumex crispus	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Curled Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (7 countries).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.