Fat-tailed Jird vs Grey Mould

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Botrytis
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.