Fat-tailed Jird vs Hare's-tail

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Hare's-tail
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lagurus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).