Midday Jird vs Plant bug

Meriones meridianus compared with Atractotomus kolenatii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Plant bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Miridae
Genus	Meriones	Atractotomus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Atractotomus kolenatii

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Plant bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Plant bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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