Midday Jird vs Mountain Cherry

Meriones meridianus compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Meriones	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Meriones meridianus	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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