alpine gentian vs Midday Jird

Gentiana glauca compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gentianaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gentiana	Meriones
Species	Gentiana glauca	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana glauca) is a species in the genus Gentiana. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.