Mastic Thyme vs Midday Jird

Thymus mastichina compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thymus	Meriones
Species	Thymus mastichina	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mastic Thyme	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.