Cheng s Jird vs Mountain Aster

Meriones chengi compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Oclemena
Species	Meriones chengi	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.