Midday Jird vs Nose botfly

Meriones meridianus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oestridae
Genus	Meriones	Gasterophilus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.