Fat-tailed Jird vs North American porcupine

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Erethizon
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.