Fat-tailed Jird vs Western Gorse

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Ulex
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).