Midday Jird vs Splayed Deerfly

Meriones meridianus compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Meriones	Chrysops
Species	Meriones meridianus	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.