Lesser Scalewort vs Midday Jird

Frullania microphylla compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Scalewort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Frullaniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Frullania	Meriones
Species	Frullania microphylla	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Scalewort	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.