Midday Jird vs Ragged Notchwort

Meriones meridianus compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Meriones	Mesoptychia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.