Fat-tailed Jird vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Ganoderma Butt Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Ganoderma
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.