Fat-tailed Jird vs Narrow Groundling

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Caryocolum alsinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Narrow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Caryocolum
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Caryocolum alsinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Narrow Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Narrow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Narrow Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.