Fat-tailed Jird vs Tuberous Polypore

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Polyporus
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Tuberous Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.