Midday Jird vs redneck palm

Meriones meridianus compared with Dypsis lastelliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	redneck palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Meriones	Dypsis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Dypsis lastelliana

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

redneck palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	redneck palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redneck palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.