Alpine Earwort vs Midday Jird

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Diplophyllum	Meriones
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.