Key lime vs Midday Jird

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Citrus	Meriones
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.