Midday Jird vs Shining geranium

Meriones meridianus compared with Geranium lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Shining geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Meriones	Geranium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Geranium lucidum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Shining geranium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Shining geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).