Fat-tailed Jird vs Marsh Valerian

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Valeriana
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.