Fat-tailed Jird vs Turnip flea beetle

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Phyllotreta undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Turnip flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Phyllotreta
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Phyllotreta undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Turnip flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Turnip flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Turnip flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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