Fat-tailed Jird vs Himalayan Rat

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Himalayan Rat
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Rattus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Himalayan Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.