Cheng s Jird vs Dotted Firefly

Meriones chengi compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Meriones	Lucidota
Species	Meriones chengi	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheng s Jird and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.