Black arion vs Midday Jird

Arion ater compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Black arion is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black arion	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Arion	Meriones
Species	Arion ater	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black arion

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black arion	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black arion

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.