Everlasting Pea vs Midday Jird

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	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	Lathyrus	Meriones
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).