crested arrowhead vs Midday Jird

Sagittaria cristata compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Meriones
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.