Midday Jird vs Mountain Aster

Meriones meridianus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Oclemena
Species	Meriones meridianus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.