Marsh Stitchwort vs Midday Jird

Stellaria palustris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marsh Stitchwort	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Stellaria	Meriones
Species	Stellaria palustris	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Marsh Stitchwort

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marsh Stitchwort	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marsh Stitchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.