Midday Jird vs Winged Currant

Meriones meridianus compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Searsia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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