Fat-tailed Jird vs

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Micrococcus cohnii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Micrococcaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Micrococcus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Micrococcus cohnii

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Micrococcus cohnii is a Gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, found in soil, dust, and on mammalian skin surfaces. It is aerobic and non-motile, forming characteristically yellow-pigmented colonies on culture media. Named in honor of microbiologist Ferdinand Cohn, it represents one of several species within this diverse genus.