Fat-tailed Jird vs Mule Grass

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Bouteloua
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.