Midday Jird vs Wavy Spiderhead

Meriones meridianus compared with Serruria confragosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Wavy Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Meriones	Serruria
Species	Meriones meridianus	Serruria confragosa

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wavy Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Wavy Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wavy Spiderhead

Habitat

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