Midday Jird vs Water Chickweed

Meriones meridianus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Meriones	Stellaria
Species	Meriones meridianus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.