Midday Jird vs Seaside Dragonlet

Meriones meridianus compared with Erythrodiplax berenice

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Seaside Dragonlet
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Meriones	Erythrodiplax
Species	Meriones meridianus	Erythrodiplax berenice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Seaside Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seaside Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.