Midday Jird vs Russian violet

Meriones meridianus compared with Viola suavis

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Russian violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Russian violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Violaceae
Genus	Meriones	Viola
Species	Meriones meridianus	Viola suavis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Russian violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Russian violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).