Midday Jird vs Tall Yarrow

Meriones meridianus compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Tall Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Tall Yarrow
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	Achillea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).