Hairy Snakefern vs Midday Jird

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microgramma	Meriones
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.