Midday Jird vs Upland Blackclock

Meriones meridianus compared with Pterostichus adstrictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Upland Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Carabidae
Genus	Meriones	Pterostichus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Pterostichus adstrictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Upland Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Upland Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upland Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.