False Baton Blue vs Midday Jird

Pseudophilotes abencerragus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Baton Blue	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	Lycaenidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pseudophilotes	Meriones
Species	Pseudophilotes abencerragus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Baton Blue and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Baton Blue

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Baton Blue	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Baton Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.