False Dotted Border vs Midday Jird

Belenois thysa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	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	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Belenois	Meriones
Species	Belenois thysa	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.