Midday Jird vs Squat Dandelion

Meriones meridianus compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Taraxacum
Species	Meriones meridianus	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Squat Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.