field cow-wheat vs Midday Jird

Melampyrum arvense compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field cow-wheat	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Melampyrum	Meriones
Species	Melampyrum arvense	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

field cow-wheat

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field cow-wheat	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field cow-wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.