Midday Jird vs Red ash

Meriones meridianus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Meriones	Alphitonia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.