Midday Jird vs wall scalewort

Meriones meridianus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Meriones	Porella
Species	Meriones meridianus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).