marsh fleawort vs Midday Jird

Tephroseris palustris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh fleawort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tephroseris	Meriones
Species	Tephroseris palustris	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

marsh fleawort

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh fleawort	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.