Fat-tailed Jird vs Large Copper

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Large Copper
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)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lycaena
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Large Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.