Goatgrass vs Midday Jird

Aegilops peregrina compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatgrass	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	Aegilops	Meriones
Species	Aegilops peregrina	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatgrass	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatgrass

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.