Beggar's tick vs Mongolian gerbil

Bidens cynapiifolia compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar's tick	Mongolian gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Bidens	Meriones
Species	Bidens cynapiifolia	Meriones unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Beggar's tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar's tick	Mongolian gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar's tick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Beggar's tick

The Beggar's tick (Bidens cynapiifolia) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens cynapiifolia.