Bifid Crestwort vs Midday Jird

Lophocolea bidentata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Bifid Crestwort is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bifid Crestwort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lophocolea	Meriones
Species	Lophocolea bidentata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bifid Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bifid Crestwort	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bifid Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bifid Crestwort

The Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata) is a species in the genus Lophocolea. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.