Fly marsh elder vs Midday Jird

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Iva	Meriones
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.