Midday Jird vs Silver Lime

Meriones meridianus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Meriones	Tilia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Silver Lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).