Midday Jird vs Wild Marrow

Meriones meridianus compared with Croton astroites

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Wild Marrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Croton
Species	Meriones meridianus	Croton astroites

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wild Marrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Marrow

Habitat

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