Midday Jird vs The Painted Maple

Meriones meridianus compared with Acer pictum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	The Painted Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Meriones	Acer
Species	Meriones meridianus	Acer pictum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

The Painted Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	The Painted Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Painted Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.