Midday Jird vs Urucuri palm

Meriones meridianus compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Urucuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Meriones	Attalea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Urucuri palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.