Fat-tailed Jird vs lance-leaved mare's-tail

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Hippuris lanceolata

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while lance-leaved mare's-tail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	lance-leaved mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Hippuris
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Hippuris lanceolata

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

lance-leaved mare's-tail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	lance-leaved mare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lance-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.