Cheng s Jird vs Pineland False Buttonweed

Meriones chengi compared with Spermacoce tetraquetra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cheng s Jird Pineland False Buttonweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rubiaceae
Genus Meriones Spermacoce
Species Meriones chengi Spermacoce tetraquetra

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cheng s Jird Pineland False Buttonweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pineland False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.

Pineland False Buttonweed

No description available.

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