Fat-tailed Jird vs Spangle Waxcap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Hygrocybe
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Spangle Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.