Buckley's Forest-Falcon vs Midday Jird

Micrastur buckleyi compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckley's Forest-Falcon	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Falconidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Micrastur	Meriones
Species	Micrastur buckleyi	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buckley's Forest-Falcon and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buckley's Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckley's Forest-Falcon	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckley's Forest-Falcon

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.

Buckley's Forest-Falcon

The Buckley'S Forest-Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) is a species in the genus Micrastur. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.