Field Foxtail vs Midday Jird

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alopecurus	Meriones
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).