Maple-Leaved Goosefoot vs Midday Jird

Chenopodiastrum hybridum compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chenopodiastrum	Meriones
Species	Chenopodiastrum hybridum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.