Cream Pea vs Midday Jird

Lathyrus ochroleucus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Cream Pea is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cream Pea	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lathyrus	Meriones
Species	Lathyrus ochroleucus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cream Pea	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.