Fat-tailed Jird vs northern common cuscus

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Phalanger orientalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	northern common cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Phalanger
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Phalanger orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

northern common cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	northern common cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern common cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.