Fat-tailed Jird vs Wheat smut

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Tilletia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).