flat millipede vs Midday Jird

Polydesmus angustus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• flat millipede is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat millipede	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polydesmidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Polydesmus	Meriones
Species	Polydesmus angustus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat millipede	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.