Fat-tailed Jird vs Tuberous Valerian

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Valeriana
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.