Fat-tailed Jird vs Forest Dormouse

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gliridae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Dryomys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Dryomys nitedula

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Forest Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.