false pepperwort vs Fat-tailed Jird

Marsilea crenata compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marsileaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Marsilea	Pachyuromys
Species	Marsilea crenata	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.