Fat-tailed Jird vs Strange Skate

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Notoraja inusitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Strange Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Notoraja
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Notoraja inusitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Strange Skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Strange Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Strange Skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strange Skate