Midday Jird vs Stream Bluet

Meriones meridianus compared with Enallagma exsulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Stream Bluet
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Meriones	Enallagma
Species	Meriones meridianus	Enallagma exsulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stream Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Stream Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stream Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.