Midday Jird vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Meriones meridianus compared with Pollenia viatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Orange-palped Clusterfly
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)	Polleniidae
Genus	Meriones	Pollenia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Pollenia viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Orange-palped Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Orange-palped Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.