Midday Jird vs tree cotton

Meriones meridianus compared with Gossypium arboreum

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while tree cotton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	tree cotton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Meriones	Gossypium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Gossypium arboreum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

tree cotton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	tree cotton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree cotton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Libya), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Spain), and South America (Colombia).