Hog Plum vs Midday Jird

Prunus hortulana compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hog Plum	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Meriones
Species	Prunus hortulana	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hog Plum	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hog Plum

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.