Midday Jird vs Mitú Maya

Meriones meridianus compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Meriones	Miconia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mitú Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.