Midday Jird vs Norfolk Skullcap

Meriones meridianus compared with Scutellaria hastifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Norfolk Skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Scutellaria
Species	Meriones meridianus	Scutellaria hastifolia

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Norfolk Skullcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norfolk Skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.