Midday Jird vs sago palm

Meriones meridianus compared with Metroxylon sagu

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	sago palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Meriones	Metroxylon
Species	Meriones meridianus	Metroxylon sagu

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

sago palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	sago palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sago palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Singapore.