Midday Jird vs Smooth Winterberry

Meriones meridianus compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Meriones	Ilex
Species	Meriones meridianus	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.