Midday Jird vs Red-flanked Duiker

Meriones meridianus compared with Cephalophus rufilatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Red-flanked Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Meriones	Cephalophus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cephalophus rufilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Red-flanked Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Red-flanked Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Red-flanked Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-flanked Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.