Midday Jird vs Utah ash

Meriones meridianus compared with Fraxinus anomala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Utah ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Meriones	Fraxinus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Fraxinus anomala

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Utah ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Utah ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utah ash

Habitat

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