Fat-tailed Jird vs Root Rot

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Heterobasidion
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

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

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.