Lentisk vs Midday Jird

Pistacia lentiscus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lentisk	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pistacia	Meriones
Species	Pistacia lentiscus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Lentisk

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lentisk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.