Fat-tailed Jird vs Giant Elm Bracket

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Rigidoporus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Giant Elm Bracket
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)	Meripilaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Rigidoporus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Rigidoporus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Giant Elm Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.