Fat-tailed Jird vs myrtle willow

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Salix myrsinites

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	myrtle willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Salix
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Salix myrsinites

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

myrtle willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	myrtle willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

myrtle willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.