Desert Indigo vs Midday Jird

Indigofera brevidens compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Indigo	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	Indigofera	Meriones
Species	Indigofera brevidens	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Indigo

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.