Midday Jird vs Mountain Needlewood

Meriones meridianus compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Meriones	Hakea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.