Fat-tailed Jird vs Tarbagan Marmot

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Marmota sibirica

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Tarbagan Marmot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tarbagan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pachyuromys	Marmota
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Marmota sibirica

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Tarbagan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tarbagan Marmot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Tarbagan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarbagan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.