Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Midday Jird

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myrmeciza	Meriones
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.