Fat-tailed Jird vs Slippery Jack

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Suillus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

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