Midday Jird vs Oily Pectis

Meriones meridianus compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Oily Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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