Midday Jird vs slender draba

Meriones meridianus compared with Draba albertina

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while slender draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	slender draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Meriones	Draba
Species	Meriones meridianus	Draba albertina

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

slender draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	slender draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.