Midday Jird vs willow hakea

Meriones meridianus compared with Hakea salicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	willow hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Meriones	Hakea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Hakea salicifolia

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

willow hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	willow hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).