Cheng s Jird vs Elephant Apple

Meriones chengi compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Meriones	Dillenia
Species	Meriones chengi	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.