Fiddlewood vs Midday Jird

Vitex gaumeri compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Vitex	Meriones
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiddlewood	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.