Midday Jird vs Spitting Spider

Meriones meridianus compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scytodidae
Genus	Meriones	Scytodes
Species	Meriones meridianus	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).