Fat-tailed Jird vs Pomace Fly

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Scaptomyza pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Pomace Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Scaptomyza
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Scaptomyza pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pomace Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Pomace Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomace Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).