Desert Dandelion vs Midday Jird

Taraxacum desertorum compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dandelion	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	Taraxacum	Meriones
Species	Taraxacum desertorum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Desert Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dandelion	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dandelion

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.