Fat-tailed Jird vs

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Physarum leucopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physaraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Physarum
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Physarum leucopus

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 and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Physarum leucopus is a myxomycete (plasmodial slime mould) in the family Physaridae, producing sporangia with pale or whitish stalks as implied by its species name. It is found on decaying wood and plant litter in moist forest environments. Its conservation status is not evaluated.