Midday Jird vs Starfruit

Meriones meridianus compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Meriones	Damasonium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.