Midday Jird vs Stinking chamomile

Meriones meridianus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.