Fat-tailed Jird vs Lentil Shanklet

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Collybia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Lentil Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Collybia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Collybia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Lentil Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Lentil Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lentil Shanklet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).