Fat-tailed Jird vs Heath Puffball

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lycoperdon ericaeum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Heath Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Heath Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lycoperdon
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lycoperdon ericaeum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Heath Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.