Fat-tailed Jird vs Javan Mongoose

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Herpestes
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).