Fat-tailed Jird vs Rough-Tailed

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Bathytoshia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed