Fat-tailed Jird vs House Fly

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Muscina levida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	House Fly
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	Muscina
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Muscina levida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

House Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	House Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).