Arrowhead Rattlebox vs Midday Jird

Crotalaria sagittalis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Crotalaria	Meriones
Species	Crotalaria sagittalis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowhead Rattlebox

The Arrowhead Rattlebox, Crotalaria sagittalis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.