Brown Willow Beetle vs Midday Jird

Galerucella lineola compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Willow Beetle	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Galerucella	Meriones
Species	Galerucella lineola	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Willow Beetle and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Willow Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Willow Beetle	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Willow Beetle

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.

Brown Willow Beetle

The Brown Willow Beetle (Galerucella lineola) is a species in the genus Galerucella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.