Midday Jird vs white copal

Meriones meridianus compared with Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	white copal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Meriones	Zanthoxylum
Species	Meriones meridianus	Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

white copal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	white copal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white copal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.