Fat-tailed Jird vs Ray

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Atlantoraja
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray