Cheng s Jird vs Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

Meriones chengi compared with Fejervarya cancrivora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cheng s Jird Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog
Kingdom same Animalia (Tier) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordatiere) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Amphibia (Amphibien)
Order Rodentia (Nagetiere) Anura (Froschlurche)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Dicroglossidae
Genus Meriones Fejervarya
Species Meriones chengi Fejervarya cancrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheng s Jird and Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cheng s Jird Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheng s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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