Midday Jird vs persimmon

Meriones meridianus compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Meriones	Diospyros
Species	Meriones meridianus	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).