Midday Jird vs Smooth Stonewort

Meriones meridianus compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Characeae
Genus	Meriones	Nitella
Species	Meriones meridianus	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Smooth Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.