Midday Jird vs Wire With

Meriones meridianus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meriones	Desmodium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.