finger-root vs Midday Jird

Uvaria chamae compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank finger-root Midday Jird
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Magnoliales (Magnoliales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Annonaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Uvaria Meriones
Species Uvaria chamae Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute finger-root Midday Jird
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

finger-root

No description available.

Midday Jird

No description available.

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