Midday Jird vs Spanish elm

Meriones meridianus compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Cordia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).