Midday Jird vs Whitish Thistle

Meriones meridianus compared with Cirsium dealbatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Whitish Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Meriones	Cirsium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Cirsium dealbatum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Whitish Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Whitish Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitish Thistle

Habitat

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