Cabbage Leaf Weevil vs Midday Jird

Ceutorhynchus contractus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabbage Leaf Weevil	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Curculionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ceutorhynchus	Meriones
Species	Ceutorhynchus contractus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cabbage Leaf Weevil and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cabbage Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabbage Leaf Weevil	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabbage Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabbage Leaf Weevil

The Cabbage Leaf Weevil (Ceutorhynchus contractus) is a species in the genus Ceutorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.