Fat-tailed Jird vs Jet Ant

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lasius fuliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Jet Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lasius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lasius fuliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Jet Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Jet Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jet Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).