Fat-tailed Jird vs Garden Tortrix

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Clepsis peritana

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Garden Tortrix is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Garden Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Clepsis
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Clepsis peritana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Garden Tortrix

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Garden Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).