Chestnut Brittlestem vs Fat-tailed Jird

Homophron spadiceum compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Homophron	Pachyuromys
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.