face fly vs Midday Jird

Musca autumnalis compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• face fly is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	face fly	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Musca	Meriones
Species	Musca autumnalis	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

face fly and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	face fly	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.