Fat-tailed Jird vs Headfly

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muscidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Hydrotaea
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.