Fat-tailed Jird vs Root rot

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Phytophthora
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).