Black-necked Red-Cotinga vs Midday Jird

Phoenicircus nigricollis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	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	Cotingidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phoenicircus	Meriones
Species	Phoenicircus nigricollis	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-necked Red-Cotinga and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

The Black-necked Red-Cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Phoenicircus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.