Cheng s Jird vs Philippine evergreen

Meriones chengi compared with Aglaonema commutatum

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Philippine evergreen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Philippine evergreen
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	Aglaonema
Species	Meriones chengi	Aglaonema commutatum

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Philippine evergreen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Philippine evergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine evergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Singapore), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.