Midday Jird vs Rusty Snaketail

Meriones meridianus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Meriones	Ophiogomphus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.