False stable fly vs Midday Jird

Muscina stabulans compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable 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	Muscina	Meriones
Species	Muscina stabulans	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.