Midday Jird vs paddle grass

Meriones meridianus compared with Halophila decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	paddle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Meriones	Halophila
Species	Meriones meridianus	Halophila decipiens

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

paddle grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	paddle grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paddle grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.