blackneck vs Midday Jird

Lygephila pastinum compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Erebidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lygephila	Meriones
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.