Arrowleaf butterfly pea vs Midday Jird

Centrosema sagittatum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	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	Centrosema	Meriones
Species	Centrosema sagittatum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.