Midday Jird vs Pacific gentian

Meriones meridianus compared with Gentiana sceptrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Pacific gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Meriones	Gentiana
Species	Meriones meridianus	Gentiana sceptrum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pacific gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Pacific gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.