Cheng s Jird vs Indian-plum

Meriones chengi compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Meriones	Flacourtia
Species	Meriones chengi	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.