Flaccid grass vs Midday Jird

Cenchrus flaccidus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaccid grass	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	Cenchrus	Meriones
Species	Cenchrus flaccidus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Flaccid grass

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaccid grass	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaccid grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and France.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.