Midday Jird vs mountain clover

Meriones meridianus compared with Trifolium montanum

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while mountain clover is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	mountain clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meriones	Trifolium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Trifolium montanum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

mountain clover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	mountain clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.