Fat-tailed Jird vs

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Pontibacter korlensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Pontibacter
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Pontibacter korlensis

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pontibacter korlensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium first isolated from saline soils near Korla, Xinjiang, China. It inhabits arid desert soils and saline terrestrial environments of Central Asia. This aerobic chemoheterotroph produces carotenoid pigments and is adapted to extreme arid and saline conditions.