Jack bean vs Midday Jird

Canavalia ensiformis compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Jack bean is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jack bean	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Canavalia	Meriones
Species	Canavalia ensiformis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jack bean	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.