Midday Jird vs Rough Bedstraw

Meriones meridianus compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Galium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.