Heath bedstraw vs Midday Jird

Galium saxatile compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath bedstraw	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rubiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Galium	Meriones
Species	Galium saxatile	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Heath bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath bedstraw	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.