Midday Jird vs orangeback flying squid

Meriones meridianus compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Meriones	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orangeback flying squid