Midday Jird vs rock feather moss

Meriones meridianus compared with Lescuraea saxicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	rock feather moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pseudoleskeaceae
Genus	Meriones	Lescuraea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Lescuraea saxicola

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

rock feather moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	rock feather moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rock feather moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.