Melancholy Thistle vs Midday Jird

Cirsium heterophyllum compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melancholy 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 heterophyllum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melancholy Thistle	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.