Midday Jird vs Regel's chickweed

Meriones meridianus compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Regel's chickweed
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Meriones	Cerastium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Regel's chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.