Fat-tailed Jird vs Ricefield Rat

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Rattus argentiventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Ricefield Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Rattus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Ricefield Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.