Midday Jird vs round-leaf cassia

Meriones meridianus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Midday Jird round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Meriones Chamaecrista
Species Meriones meridianus Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Midday Jird round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Midday Jird

No description available.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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