Midday Jird vs Rock Draba

Meriones meridianus compared with Draba arabisans

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Rock Draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Rock Draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Meriones	Draba
Species	Meriones meridianus	Draba arabisans

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rock Draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Rock Draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.