vs Fat-tailed Jird

Entoloma queletii compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

  • is Near Threatened while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Entolomataceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Entoloma Pachyuromys
Species Entoloma queletii Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma queletii is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Near Threatened (NT). It is found in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands, a declining habitat type across Europe. Its near-threatened status reflects the loss of old, traditionally managed grasslands.

Fat-tailed Jird

No description available.

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