Laurel vs Midday Jird

Guatteria hirsuta compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Laurel	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Annonaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Guatteria	Meriones
Species	Guatteria hirsuta	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Laurel	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.