Cabbage Stem Weavil vs Midday Jird

Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabbage Stem Weavil	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 pallidactylus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cabbage Stem Weavil

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabbage Stem Weavil	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabbage Stem Weavil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cabbage Stem Weavil

The Cabbage Stem Weavil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus) 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.