Cheng s Jird vs Minute duckweed

Meriones chengi compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Meriones	Lemna
Species	Meriones chengi	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, 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.