Midday Jird vs Small shell ginger

Meriones meridianus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Meriones	Alpinia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.