Fat-tailed Jird vs Phoma blight

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Epicoccum
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.