Midday Jird vs Mountain Saffron

Meriones meridianus compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Meriones	Solorina
Species	Meriones meridianus	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.