Midday Jird vs Splitlip hempnettle

Meriones meridianus compared with Galeopsis bifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Splitlip hempnettle
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	Galeopsis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Galeopsis bifida

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Splitlip hempnettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Splitlip hempnettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitlip hempnettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).