Fat-tailed Jird vs Mexican vole

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.