Midday Jird vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Meriones meridianus compared with Andrena tarsata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Andrenidae
Genus	Meriones	Andrena
Species	Meriones meridianus	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Tormentil Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.