Midday Jird vs Narrowleaf hawkweed

Meriones meridianus compared with Hieracium umbellatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Narrowleaf hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Hieracium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Hieracium umbellatum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Narrowleaf hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrowleaf hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).