False Shagbark Hickory vs Midday Jird

Carya glabra compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Shagbark Hickory	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juglandaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carya	Meriones
Species	Carya glabra	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

False Shagbark Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Shagbark Hickory	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Shagbark Hickory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.