Midday Jird vs midwestern arrowhead

Meriones meridianus compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Meriones	Sagittaria
Species	Meriones meridianus	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.