Coreopsis vs Midday Jird

Coreopsis lanceolata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Coreopsis is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coreopsis	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Coreopsis	Meriones
Species	Coreopsis lanceolata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Coreopsis

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coreopsis	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coreopsis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.