Fat-tailed Jird vs Greater Bandicoot Rat

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Bandicota indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Bandicota
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Bandicota indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Greater Bandicoot Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.