Midday Jird vs White Manjack

Meriones meridianus compared with Cordia sulcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	White Manjack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Cordia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cordia sulcata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

White Manjack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	White Manjack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Manjack

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.