long yam vs Midday Jird

Dioscorea transversa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dioscorea	Meriones
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.