Fat-tailed Jird vs Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Mycosphaerella colorata

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Mycosphaerella
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Mycosphaerella colorata

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.