Fat-tailed Jird vs Mongolian Vole

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mongolian 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 mongolicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.