Dry Rot vs Fat-tailed Jird

Serpula lacrymans compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Serpulidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Serpula	Pachyuromys
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.