Creeping Willow Roller vs Midday Jird

Ancylis subarcuana compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Willow Roller	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ancylis	Meriones
Species	Ancylis subarcuana	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Creeping Willow Roller and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Creeping Willow Roller

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Willow Roller	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Willow Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.