Cheng s Jird vs Thistle Rust

Meriones chengi compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Cheng s Jird is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheng s Jird	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Meriones	Puccinia
Species	Meriones chengi	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheng s Jird	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.