Bush clockvine vs Midday Jird

Thunbergia erecta compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Bush clockvine is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush clockvine	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Acanthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thunbergia	Meriones
Species	Thunbergia erecta	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bush clockvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush clockvine	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush clockvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush clockvine

The Bush clockvine (Thunbergia erecta) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.