Midday Jird vs Red Alder

Meriones meridianus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Meriones	Alnus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).