Midday Jird vs trailing tormentil

Meriones meridianus compared with Potentilla anglica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Meriones	Potentilla
Species	Meriones meridianus	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).