Midday Jird vs Mint

Meriones meridianus compared with Mentha verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).