Fat-tailed Jird vs Lime Pigmy

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Stigmella tiliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Lime Pigmy
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)	Nepticulidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Stigmella
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Lime Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.