Fat-tailed Jird vs Goliath Webcap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Goliath Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cortinarius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cortinarius praestans

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Goliath Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.