Fat-tailed Jird vs Thrift Rust

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Uromyces
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.