Midday Jird vs Spanish Lemon Thyme

Meriones meridianus compared with Thymus baeticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Spanish Lemon Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Thymus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Thymus baeticus

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Lemon Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Spanish Lemon Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Lemon Thyme

Habitat

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