Cheng s Jird vs elegant spike-rush

Meriones chengi compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Meriones	Eleocharis
Species	Meriones chengi	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	elegant spike-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.