Grooved Flax vs Midday Jird

Linum sulcatum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Linaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Linum	Meriones
Species	Linum sulcatum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Flax	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.