Fat-tailed Jird vs Loose Starweb

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Asterostroma
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.