Cheng s Jird vs Stinking iris

Meriones chengi compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Meriones	Iris
Species	Meriones chengi	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheng s Jird and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.