Midday Jird vs Thatch palm

Meriones meridianus compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Meriones	Sabal
Species	Meriones meridianus	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.