Fat-tailed Jird vs Rooting Polypore

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Polyporus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.