Black cumin vs Midday Jird

Nigella sativa compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Black cumin is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black cumin	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nigella	Meriones
Species	Nigella sativa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Black cumin

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black cumin	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black cumin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black cumin

The Black cumin (Nigella sativa) is a species in the genus Nigella. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).