carambolo vs Fat-tailed Jird

Averrhoa carambola compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	carambolo	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Averrhoa	Pachyuromys
Species	Averrhoa carambola	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

carambolo

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	carambolo	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

carambolo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carambolo

The Blimbing (Averrhoa carambola) is a species in the genus Averrhoa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.