Fat-tailed Jird vs marsh rice rat

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Oryzomys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.