Cheng s Jird vs Lister's River Snail

Meriones chengi compared with Viviparus contectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Lister's River Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viviparidae
Genus	Meriones	Viviparus
Species	Meriones chengi	Viviparus contectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheng s Jird and Lister's River Snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Lister's River Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Lister's River Snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lister's River Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.