Levantine Skipper vs Midday Jird

Thymelicus hyrax compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Levantine Skipper	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hesperiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thymelicus	Meriones
Species	Thymelicus hyrax	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Levantine Skipper	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.