Lesser Spearwort vs Midday Jird

Ranunculus flammula compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spearwort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ranunculus	Meriones
Species	Ranunculus flammula	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.