Fat-tailed Jird vs Florida arrowroot

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Zamia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Florida arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot