Midday Jird vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Meriones meridianus compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Halictidae
Genus	Meriones	Lasioglossum
Species	Meriones meridianus	Lasioglossum semilucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Small Shiny Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.