Midday Jird vs Yellowcress

Meriones meridianus compared with Nasturtium sterile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Meriones	Nasturtium
Species	Meriones meridianus	Nasturtium sterile

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Yellowcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Sweden, and United States.