Bracted fanpetals vs Midday Jird

Sida ciliaris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracted fanpetals	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sida	Meriones
Species	Sida ciliaris	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bracted fanpetals

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bracted fanpetals	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracted fanpetals

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bracted fanpetals

The Bracted fanpetals (Sida ciliaris) is a species in the genus Sida. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.