Fat-tailed Jird vs Marsh tick

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Ixodes
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.