Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Midday Jird

Cerastium arcticum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cerastium	Meriones
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.