Azores thyme vs Midday Jird

Thymus caespititius compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Azores thyme is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azores thyme	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thymus	Meriones
Species	Thymus caespititius	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Azores thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azores thyme	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azores thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Portugal.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azores thyme

The Azores thyme (Thymus caespititius) is a species in the genus Thymus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.