Fat-tailed Jird vs Variable Dancer

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Argia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.