Midday Jird vs sun shell

Meriones meridianus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Turbinidae
Genus	Meriones	Astraea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.