Fat-tailed Jird vs Staph beetle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Atheta vestita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Atheta
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Atheta vestita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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