Devil'S Dipstick vs Fat-tailed Jird

Mutinus elegans compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mutinus	Pachyuromys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.