Fat-tailed Jird vs Mérida Thomasomys

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Thomasomys vestitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mérida Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Thomasomys vestitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Mérida Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mérida Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.