Midday Jird vs Mottled Darner

Meriones meridianus compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Meriones	Aeshna
Species	Meriones meridianus	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.