Angled Burr Cucumber vs Midday Jird

Sicyos angulatus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sicyos	Meriones
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.