blue grama vs Midday Jird

Bouteloua gracilis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue grama	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Bouteloua	Meriones
Species	Bouteloua gracilis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

blue grama

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue grama	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue grama

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blue grama

The Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) is a species in the genus Bouteloua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.