Giant arrowhead vs Midday Jird

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Meriones
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.