Fat-tailed Jird vs Flaky Puffball

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lycoperdon mammiforme

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Flaky Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Flaky Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flaky Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.