Midday Jird vs root-eating beetle

Meriones meridianus compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	root-eating beetle
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)	Monotomidae
Genus	Meriones	Rhizophagus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.