Fat-tailed Jird vs Japanese apple rust

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Gymnosporangium yamadae

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Japanese apple rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Japanese apple rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Gymnosporangium
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Gymnosporangium yamadae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Japanese apple rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Japanese apple rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese apple rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.