Midday Jird vs Wild Asparagus

Meriones meridianus compared with Asparagus acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Wild Asparagus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Meriones	Asparagus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Asparagus acutifolius

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wild Asparagus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Wild Asparagus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Asparagus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Poland, and Portugal.