Midday Jird vs Stinking iris

Meriones meridianus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Meriones	Iris
Species	Meriones meridianus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Midday Jird and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).