Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Midday Jird

Nymphoides cordata compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	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	Menyanthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Meriones
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.