Midday Jird vs pinto peanut

Meriones meridianus compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while pinto peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	pinto peanut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meriones	Arachis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Arachis pintoi

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	pinto peanut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pinto peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).