Midday Jird vs Wild Cane

Meriones meridianus compared with Piper reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Wild Cane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Piperaceae
Genus	Meriones	Piper
Species	Meriones meridianus	Piper reticulatum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Cane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.