Midday Jird vs Mountain Tea

Meriones meridianus compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Sideritis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.