Fat-tailed Jird vs Little Hermit

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Phaethornis longuemareus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Little Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Phaethornis
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Phaethornis longuemareus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Little Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Little Hermit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.