Fat-tailed Jird vs Ornate Flying Fox

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.