Disc Mayweed vs Fat-tailed Jird

Matricaria discoidea compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

  • Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Disc Mayweed Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Matricaria Pachyuromys
Species Matricaria discoidea Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Disc Mayweed Fat-tailed Jird
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disc Mayweed

No description available.

Fat-tailed Jird

No description available.

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