Elastic Saddle vs Fat-tailed Jird

Helvella elastica compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Helvellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Helvella	Pachyuromys
Species	Helvella elastica	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.