Large Red-belted Clearwing vs Midday Jird

Synanthedon culiciformis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-belted Clearwing	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	Sesiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Synanthedon	Meriones
Species	Synanthedon culiciformis	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Red-belted Clearwing and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.