Midday Jird vs sand muhly

Meriones meridianus compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Meriones	Muhlenbergia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	sand muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sand muhly

Habitat

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