Midday Jird vs Snake cholla

Meriones meridianus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Meriones	Cylindropuntia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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