Cheng s Jird vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Meriones chengi compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Meriones	Urocystis
Species	Meriones chengi	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.