Ash Quandong vs Midday Jird

Elaeocarpus reticulatus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Quandong	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Meriones
Species	Elaeocarpus reticulatus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Ash Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Quandong	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Quandong

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Quandong

Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.