Kola nut vs Midday Jird

Cola nitida compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kola nut	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cola	Meriones
Species	Cola nitida	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kola nut	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.