Fat-tailed Jird vs Potato flea beetle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Psylliodes affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Psylliodes
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Potato flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Potato flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).