Midday Jird vs Southern Dwarf

Meriones meridianus compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Elachistidae
Genus	Meriones	Elachista
Species	Meriones meridianus	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.