Carrot vs Midday Jird

Daucus carota compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrot	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Daucus	Meriones
Species	Daucus carota	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Carrot

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrot	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (6 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrot

The Carrot (Daucus carota) is a species in the genus Daucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in