Fat-tailed Jird vs forest cockroach

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while forest cockroach is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ectobiidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Ectobius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	forest cockroach
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.