Fat-tailed Jird vs Maui's paddle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.