Fat-tailed Jird vs Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Gerbillus pyramidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Greater Egyptian Gerbil
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	Gerbillus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Gerbillus pyramidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Greater Egyptian Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.