marsh thistle vs Midday Jird

Cirsium palustre compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh thistle	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	Cirsium	Meriones
Species	Cirsium palustre	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.