Midday Jird vs

Meriones meridianus compared with Phacus hamelii

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Euglenida (Euglenida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phacidae
Genus	Meriones	Phacus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Phacus hamelii

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and Taiwan.

Phacus hamelii is a unicellular, photosynthetic euglenoid alga with a flattened, asymmetric cell body containing chloroplasts and a distinctive posterior tail-like extension. It inhabits freshwater environments including ponds, ditches, and slow-moving water bodies rich in organic matter. Like other Phacus species, it uses a flagellum for locomotion and can perform both photosynthesis and heterotrophic feeding.