Goat's-beard vs Midday Jird

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	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	Tragopogon	Meriones
Species	Tragopogon pratensis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.