Blackdisk medick vs Midday Jird

Medicago orbicularis compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Blackdisk medick is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdisk medick	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Medicago	Meriones
Species	Medicago orbicularis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Blackdisk medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdisk medick	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdisk medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackdisk medick

The Blackdisk medick (Medicago orbicularis) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).