Midday Jird vs Oriental Beech

Meriones meridianus compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Meriones	Fagus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.