Bearbind vs Midday Jird

Calystegia sepium compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearbind	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Calystegia	Meriones
Species	Calystegia sepium	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bearbind

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearbind	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearbind

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearbind

The Bearbind (Calystegia sepium) is a species in the genus Calystegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.