Fat-tailed Jird vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cricetomys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cricetomys gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Northern Giant Pouched Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.