Fat-tailed Jird vs

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nostocaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Nostoc
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.