chainfruit vs Midday Jird

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alyxia	Meriones
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.