August Cosmet vs Midday Jird

Sorhagenia rhamniella compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August Cosmet	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cosmopterigidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorhagenia	Meriones
Species	Sorhagenia rhamniella	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

August Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August Cosmet	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August Cosmet

The August Cosmet (Sorhagenia rhamniella) is a species in the genus Sorhagenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.