Fat-tailed Jird vs flea sedge

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Carex pulicaris

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while flea sedge is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	flea sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Carex
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Carex pulicaris

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

flea sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	flea sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flea sedge

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.