Devil'S Urn vs Fat-tailed Jird

Urnula craterium compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Urnula	Pachyuromys
Species	Urnula craterium	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.