Midday Jird vs olive baboon

Meriones meridianus compared with Papio anubis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	olive baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Meriones	Papio
Species	Meriones meridianus	Papio anubis

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and olive baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

olive baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	olive baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.