Fat-tailed Jird vs Tear Dropper

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

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