Fat-tailed Jird vs small blue

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cupido minimus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while small blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	small blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cupido
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cupido minimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and small blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

small blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	small blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small blue

small blue (Cupido minimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.