Fat-tailed Jird vs Mandarin dogfish

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mandarin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Squalidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cirrhigaleus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mandarin dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mandarin dogfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.