Fat-tailed Jird vs sow thistle aphid

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aphididae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Hyperomyzus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and sow thistle aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	sow thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).