Midday Jird vs spiral ginger

Meriones meridianus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Costaceae
Genus	Meriones	Costus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.