Fat-tailed Jird vs Peck'S Oak Sedge

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Carex peckii

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Peck'S Oak Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Peck'S Oak Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Carex
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Carex peckii

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Peck'S Oak Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Peck'S Oak Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peck'S Oak Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.