Midday Jird vs Scottish false asphodel

Meriones meridianus compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Tofieldia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Scottish false asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.