Fat-tailed Jird vs Jungle Shrew

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Suncus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.