Fat-tailed Jird vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Hydnum
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

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