Devil'S Shoestring vs Fat-tailed Jird

Polygonum erectum compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	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	Polygonum	Pachyuromys
Species	Polygonum erectum	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.