Midday Jird vs Waterbush

Meriones meridianus compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Waterbush
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)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Meriones	Myoporum
Species	Meriones meridianus	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Waterbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.