Midday Jird vs Pencil Cedar

Meriones meridianus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Meriones	Polyscias
Species	Meriones meridianus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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