Fat-tailed Jird vs Mountain Argus

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Aricia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.