Midday Jird vs southern elder

Meriones meridianus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	southern elder
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)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Meriones	Sambucus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.