Midday Jird vs Nettle Rash

Meriones meridianus compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Meriones	Leptosphaeria
Species	Meriones meridianus	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Nettle Rash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.