Fat-tailed Jird vs Larch Pug Moth

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Eupithecia lariciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Larch Pug Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Geometridae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Eupithecia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Eupithecia lariciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Larch Pug Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Larch Pug Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Larch Pug Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larch Pug Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).