blue mud-plantain vs Midday Jird

Heteranthera limosa compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• blue mud-plantain is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue mud-plantain	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Heteranthera	Meriones
Species	Heteranthera limosa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

blue mud-plantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue mud-plantain	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue mud-plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blue mud-plantain

The Blue Mud Plantain (Heteranthera limosa) is a species in the genus Heteranthera. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.