Ball's willow vs Midday Jird

Salix ballii compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Ball's willow is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ball's willow	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salicaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Salix	Meriones
Species	Salix ballii	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Ball's willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ball's willow	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ball's willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ball's willow

The Ball's willow (Salix ballii) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.