Fat-tailed Jird vs Tonkin wingnut

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Pterocarya tonkinensis

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Tonkin wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tonkin wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Pterocarya
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Pterocarya tonkinensis

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tonkin wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Tonkin wingnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tonkin wingnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.