Fat-tailed Jird vs Marbled Brittlegill

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Russula ionochlora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Marbled Brittlegill
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)	Russulaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Russula
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Russula ionochlora

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Marbled Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.