Fat-tailed Jird vs Montane Colilargo

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Microryzomys minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Montane Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Microryzomys minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.