Fat-tailed Jird vs Stinking Earthfan

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Thelephora
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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