Fat-tailed Jird vs Mountain Waxcap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Hygrocybe
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.