Eastern Dotted Border vs Fat-tailed Jird

Mylothris agathina compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Dotted Border	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mylothris	Pachyuromys
Species	Mylothris agathina	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Dotted Border and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Dotted Border	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.