Midday Jird vs Stygian Shadowdragon

Meriones meridianus compared with Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Stygian Shadowdragon
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Meriones	Neurocordulia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stygian Shadowdragon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Stygian Shadowdragon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stygian Shadowdragon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.