Midday Jird vs New Guinea Creeper

Meriones meridianus compared with Mucuna bennettii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	New Guinea Creeper
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	Mucuna
Species	Meriones meridianus	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.