Cheng s Jird vs mouflon

Meriones chengi compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while mouflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	mouflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Meriones	Ovis
Species	Meriones chengi	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheng s Jird and mouflon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	mouflon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.