Fat-tailed Jird vs Summer Groundling

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Summer Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Scrobipalpa
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Summer Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).