Midday Jird vs toothcup

Meriones meridianus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Meriones	Ammannia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).