Mallow vs Midday Jird

Sidalcea hendersonii compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mallow	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	Sidalcea	Meriones
Species	Sidalcea hendersonii	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Mallow

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.