Fat-tailed Jird vs Flea beetle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Epitrix pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Epitrix
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Epitrix pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).