Fat-tailed Jird vs Purple Pinwheel

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Marasmius haematocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Purple Pinwheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Marasmius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Marasmius haematocephalus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Purple Pinwheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Pinwheel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.