Cork bark oak vs Midday Jird

Quercus suber compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork bark oak	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Meriones
Species	Quercus suber	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork bark oak	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.