Midday Jird vs Red Lauan

Meriones meridianus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Meriones	Shorea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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