Midday Jird vs tallowwood

Meriones meridianus compared with Pittosporum bicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	tallowwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Meriones	Pittosporum
Species	Meriones meridianus	Pittosporum bicolor

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

tallowwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	tallowwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tallowwood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.