Fat-tailed Jird vs Silky Parchment

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Stereum
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Silky Parchment
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.