Black-Capped Chickadee vs Midday Jird

Poecile atricapillus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Capped Chickadee	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Poecile	Meriones
Species	Poecile atricapillus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Capped Chickadee and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-Capped Chickadee

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Capped Chickadee	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Capped Chickadee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Capped Chickadee

The Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a species in the genus Poecile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.