Midday Jird vs Northern Firefly

Meriones meridianus compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lampyridae
Genus	Meriones	Pyractomena
Species	Meriones meridianus	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.