Linden vs Midday Jird

Tilia cordata compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linden	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	Tilia	Meriones
Species	Tilia cordata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Linden

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Linden

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.