Bog Sandwort vs Midday Jird

Sabulina stricta compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Sandwort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sabulina	Meriones
Species	Sabulina stricta	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bog Sandwort

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Sandwort	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Sandwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Sandwort

The Bog Sandwort (Sabulina stricta) is a species in the genus Sabulina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.