Midday Jird vs Red dock

Meriones meridianus compared with Rumex bucephalophorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Red dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Meriones	Rumex
Species	Meriones meridianus	Rumex bucephalophorus

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Red dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).