Midday Jird vs Stemless Gentian

Meriones meridianus compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Meriones	Gentiana
Species	Meriones meridianus	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Stemless Gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.