Midday Jird vs snow buttercup

Meriones meridianus compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Meriones	Ranunculus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	snow buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.