Gut Weed vs Midday Jird

Ulva intestinalis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulvaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ulva	Meriones
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.