Midday Jird vs water dock

Meriones meridianus compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	water dock
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Meriones	Rumex
Species	Meriones meridianus	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).