Fat-tailed Jird vs Sandy Laccaria

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Laccaria
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.