Fat-tailed Jird vs Splitpea Shanklet

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Collybia cookei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Splitpea Shanklet
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Collybia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Splitpea Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.