Fat-tailed Jird vs Russet Ground Squirrel

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Spermophilus major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Russet Ground Squirrel
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Spermophilus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Spermophilus major

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Russet Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Russet Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Russet Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russet Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.