Fat-tailed Jird vs Nicobar Treeshrew

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Tupaia nicobarica

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Nicobar Treeshrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Nicobar Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Tupaia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Tupaia nicobarica

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Nicobar Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Nicobar Treeshrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Nicobar Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nicobar Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.