Fibrous Goat's Beard vs Midday Jird

Tragopogon fibrosus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fibrous Goat's Beard	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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tragopogon	Meriones
Species	Tragopogon fibrosus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fibrous Goat's Beard	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.