Fat-tailed Jird vs Pengua

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Macaranga mappa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Macaranga
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.