Drooping Trillium vs Midday Jird

Trillium flexipes compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Trillium	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Trillium	Meriones
Species	Trillium flexipes	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Drooping Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Trillium	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drooping Trillium

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.