Arrocillo vs Midday Jird

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Arrocillo is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrocillo	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Paspalum	Meriones
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Arrocillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrocillo	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrocillo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrocillo

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.