Fat-tailed Jird vs Small Black Ant

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lasius niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Small Black Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lasius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Small Black Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Small Black Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).