Midday Jird vs virility-vine

Meriones meridianus compared with Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	virility-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meriones	Rhynchosia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

virility-vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	virility-vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

virility-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.