Fat-tailed Jird vs tiger quoll

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Dasyurus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.