Fat-tailed Jird vs Tome's spiny rat

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tome's spiny rat
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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Proechimys
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.