Curled Dock vs Midday Jird

Rumex crispus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Curled Dock is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Dock	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rumex	Meriones
Species	Rumex crispus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Curled Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Dock	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (7 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.