Midday Jird vs Superb Maya

Meriones meridianus compared with Miconia superba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Meriones	Miconia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Superb Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.