Fat-tailed Jird vs Pomace fly

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

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

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	Drosophila
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Drosophila melanogaster

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

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).