Fat-tailed Jird vs Willow Aldercap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Naucoria salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Willow Aldercap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Naucoria
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Naucoria salicis

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Willow Aldercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Willow Aldercap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Aldercap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.