Midday Jird vs Pine

Meriones meridianus compared with Dacrycarpus imbricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Meriones	Dacrycarpus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Dacrycarpus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Fiji and United States.