Fat-tailed Jird vs groundhog

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Marmota monax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	groundhog
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Marmota
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	groundhog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.