Midday Jird vs mountain willow

Meriones meridianus compared with Salix barclayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	mountain willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Meriones	Salix
Species	Meriones meridianus	Salix barclayi

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

mountain willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.