Midday Jird vs small teasel

Meriones meridianus compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Meriones	Dipsacus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	small teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.