Midday Jird vs Mountain Plum Pine

Meriones meridianus compared with Podocarpus lawrencei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Plum Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Meriones	Podocarpus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Podocarpus lawrencei

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plum Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mountain Plum Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plum Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway.