Devil's horsewhip vs Midday Jird

Achyranthes aspera compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Achyranthes	Meriones
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.