Fat-tailed Jird vs Pigeon Flea

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Ceratophyllus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).