Common Pheasant vs Midday Jird

Phasianus colchicus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pheasant	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phasianidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phasianus	Meriones
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Pheasant and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Pheasant	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.