Midday Jird vs Tall ragwort

Meriones meridianus compared with Senecio serra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Tall ragwort
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	Senecio
Species	Meriones meridianus	Senecio serra

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tall ragwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Tall ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.