Cheng s Jird vs Russian-vine

Meriones chengi compared with Fallopia baldschuanica

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Russian-vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Russian-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Meriones	Fallopia
Species	Meriones chengi	Fallopia baldschuanica

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Russian-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Russian-vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (24 countries), and North America (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.