Midday Jird vs Shrubby Birch

Meriones meridianus compared with Betula humilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Shrubby Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Meriones	Betula
Species	Meriones meridianus	Betula humilis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Shrubby Birch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.