Illustrious Greenbottle vs Midday Jird

Lucilia illustris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illustrious Greenbottle	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calliphoridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lucilia	Meriones
Species	Lucilia illustris	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illustrious Greenbottle	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.