Fat-tailed Jird vs mountain hare

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	mountain hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lepus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lepus timidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and mountain hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.