Apple sucker vs Midday Jird

Cacopsylla mali compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Apple sucker is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple sucker	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cacopsylla	Meriones
Species	Cacopsylla mali	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple sucker and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple sucker

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple sucker	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple sucker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple sucker

The Apple sucker (Cacopsylla mali) is a species in the genus Cacopsylla. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.