Eastern Sowbread vs Midday Jird

Cyclamen coum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Sowbread	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Primulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cyclamen	Meriones
Species	Cyclamen coum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Sowbread	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.