Fat-tailed Jird vs Shield Pinkgill

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Shield Pinkgill
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)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Entoloma
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.