Fat-tailed Jird vs Gall midge

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Contarinia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).