Midday Jird vs Mountain Dappled White

Meriones meridianus compared with Euchloe simplonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Dappled White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pieridae
Genus	Meriones	Euchloe
Species	Meriones meridianus	Euchloe simplonia

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Mountain Dappled White share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Dappled White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mountain Dappled White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Dappled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.