Fat-tailed Jird vs Scuttle fly

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phoridae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Megaselia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).