Fat-tailed Jird vs Larder beetle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Larder beetle
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)	Dermestidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Dermestes
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Dermestes lardarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Larder beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).