Fat-tailed Jird vs Jumping Weevil

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Orchestes testaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Jumping Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Curculionidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Orchestes
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Orchestes testaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Jumping Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Jumping Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).