Fat-tailed Jird vs Tutsan Rust

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Tutsan Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Tutsan Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Melampsora
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Melampsora hypericorum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Tutsan Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).