Fat-tailed Jird vs Hainan Gymnure

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Neohylomys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Neohylomys hainanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Hainan Gymnure share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Hainan Gymnure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.