cabbage-star vs Midday Jird

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• cabbage-star is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cabbage-star	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Meriones
Species	Cnidoscolus aconitifolius	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

cabbage-star

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cabbage-star	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cabbage-star

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cabbage-star

The Cabbage-star (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.