arctic groundsel vs Midday Jird

Tephroseris frigida compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• arctic groundsel is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic groundsel	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tephroseris	Meriones
Species	Tephroseris frigida	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

arctic groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic groundsel	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic groundsel

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.

arctic groundsel

The Arctic groundsel (Tephroseris frigida) is a species in the genus Tephroseris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.