large pheasant's-eye vs Midday Jird

Adonis flammea compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• large pheasant's-eye is Extinct while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large pheasant's-eye	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Adonis	Meriones
Species	Adonis flammea	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large pheasant's-eye	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.