Fat-tailed Jird vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dermestidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Anthrenus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Mill Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mill Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).