Fat-tailed Jird vs Meller’s Mongoose

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Rhynchogale
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.