Midday Jird vs Mung-bean

Meriones meridianus compared with Vigna radiata

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Mung-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mung-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meriones	Vigna
Species	Meriones meridianus	Vigna radiata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mung-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Mung-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mung-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil).