Fat-tailed Jird vs Lesser guitarfish

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Lesser guitarfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Zapteryx
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Zapteryx brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Lesser guitarfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Lesser guitarfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser guitarfish