Midday Jird vs orange-fruit kurrajong

Meriones meridianus compared with Sterculia quadrifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	orange-fruit kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Meriones	Sterculia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Sterculia quadrifida

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

orange-fruit kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	orange-fruit kurrajong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orange-fruit kurrajong

Habitat

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