alpine bearberry vs Midday Jird

Arctostaphylos alpinus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• alpine bearberry is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bearberry	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Meriones
Species	Arctostaphylos alpinus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

alpine bearberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bearberry	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bearberry

The Alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpinus) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.