Fat-tailed Jird vs Pink Discus

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Pink Discus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.