Fat-tailed Jird vs Shingled Rock Shield

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Shingled Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Rock Shield

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).