Fat-tailed Jird vs Scaly Stalkball

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Scaly Stalkball
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Tulostoma
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.