Midday Jird vs Tuberous Valerian

Meriones meridianus compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Meriones	Valeriana
Species	Meriones meridianus	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Tuberous Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.