Fat-tailed Jird vs Plum pine

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Podocarpus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.