Midday Jird vs Paint Trillium

Meriones meridianus compared with Trillium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Paint Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Trillium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Trillium undulatum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Paint Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Paint Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paint Trillium

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.