Fat-tailed Jird vs Forest Lamb

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Albatrellus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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